The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
From Tuesdays DAILY FREE Press.

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"A marriage license was yesterday
granted To August Albus and Anna Lang
john &. Noe reports the sale of lo
!, block :, Parsons Add. Ia Emil Feuskc
for $500.
A large number of new residences
are being erected in different parts o
the city.
Mr.. Thoms' new store building Ii
going up rapidly. 1t is being construct
ed in a very substantial manner.
Mr.. l.. l.. Davis has arranged to open
his farm machinery depot ut once in the
! Fletcher building, corner of Front and
Cherry street.
The Women's Home Mission Society
of the Baptist church, will meet with
Mrs. w. &. Durkee, on "Wednesday af-
ternOOn, Nav 18th, at o'clock. 4 full
attendance is desired.
The Presbyterian society held its an
nual meeting last evening, To elect three
elders Ia serve the ensuing year. MesSrs.
ThcU. ScattcrgOOd, VIM. NJ. Farr and
Geo. III. Clark were selected.
The new block wich is being erected
on South Front street 10y Messrs. Sundt
and Matson is rapidly assuming proper
tons. Ii will be Il fine structure.
The oldest settler is affirming that
the present spring is the dryest ever eX-
pcricnccd in Minnesota. Ii has been
noticed, however, that these antiquar
ianS are apt Ia have poor memories.
Five officials of the Union Pacific L.
Il. arrived in a SPECIAL car this morning
over the Omaha road. They left imme-
diately for Lake Madison where they
will rusticate until Friday. They are the
same gentlemen who have visited the
lake for the past three years,
Fred Widell is in the city. lie says
that work Is progressing very well on
his railroad contract in Illinois, but that
he is short of men. He transported
Seventy-hve labOrers from here to-day.
F. q. Zimmerman X Co. have Just
added another Standard bred HANDLE
tOnian roadster To their breeding stables.
The new stallion was purchased of &. A.
DeGrdfle, of GAINESVILLE, and is known as
"Bittesse. He was sired by "Gambet-
Ia" dam by "Thorndale" with record
of 2:22!, etc.
Mr.. ID. q. Willard made Il trip
thrOgh Redwood and Brown counties
last week and reports the condition of
growing crops as unusually good. The
recent heavy rain was a God-send to the
entire country, rs the long spell of dry
weather had about absorbed all the
moisture in the ground.
Henderson independents Luke Ora
dy, well known as a former Henderson
boy, having sold out his store, residence
etc, at Fairfax, Mimi, where he had
been in business for number OF years,
has opened up fancy and general gro
Gerry store i'll Mankato. He has well
arranged and large store in desirable
location and is doing fine bushes.
The Iadpeadeia is glad to note his pros
perlty.
The Acme" backing, new thing
in this market, is said TO be the finest
polish eXtant. The nice thing about
this backing is that one application q
week is all that is required and after
wading through mud all that is neCess-
AIRY TO restore the polish is 10 wipe the
shoe of clean with a damp cloth. 1t
is sold only at Knapp's Famous Bazaar.
No lady should he without a bottle of
the liquid.
The case of the State of Minnesota
VS.. Max kTolik is set for trial Tuesday.
County Attorney Smith and A. Il. Pfau
are counsel for the prosecution, and Nj.
| ID. l.. COllester and w. w. Irwin, of st.
Paul, for the defense. This case prom
Uses To he of more than ordinary interest.
II will he remembered that Mr.. KrOlik
is charged with setting fire TO his own
Mr.. J. W. Fowler is putting up a
handsome residence on his lot at the
corner of Clark and Center streets,
Across the street from there, Mr.. j. l.
Washburn is building substantial
house. 4 block east, Mr.. Webster is
laying the foundation for costly resi-
dcnce. \ few doors from this last, Mr.
Hugh Evans has pretty cottage nearly
competed. Other houses too numerous
TO mention are rising from vacant lots
in the neighborhood. Thus it is through
out the whole city. 1t is noticeable that
a greater proportion of these houses
than ever before are of a modern style
Of architecture